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Monday, 21 October 2013

level 41 guide words

Level 41



Word
After
Before
Guide Word
Abandon
Abase
Abandon
Aborigine
Agenda
Agent
Agency
Aglow
Arrival
Arrogant
arrest
Artesian well
Benefit
Beneficial
Benefit
Beside
Bronze
Brooch
Brontosaurus
Browse
Civic
Civics
City
Clap
Content
Contended
Content
Contribute
Decimal
Decimalise
Decimal
Deep
Denim
Denizen
Denier
Deodorise

Xtra Maths results

I found this easy but i need to take more time on my answers because i keep pushing the wrong buttons

Te Ara 2



L.I.    Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki river
    Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia


Use this link to open Te Ara
Enter Tamaki river into the search box and use the Eastern suburbs: Oraki  to the Tamaki estuary page to answer these questions.


Where does the river flow from and to? The river flows from Mangere east to a tidal estuary on the Waitemata.


What was the link used by Maori called?
The link is called Otahuhu portage to the Manukau .


What two bodies of water does it join?
The two bodies are Manukau and the Waitemata harbour


What sort of landform is Tāhuna Tōrea?
It is a sandspit


What is the name of the marina on the Tamaki river?
It is called Half moon bay


When was the first Panmure Bridge built?
It was built in 1866


When was the current bridge built?
It was built in 1959

Thursday, 17 October 2013

Monday, 14 October 2013

synonym

Blast-Blow
Quantity-Batch
Torment-Agony
Tough-Hard
gigantic-Big
murmur-Mumble
gruff-blunt
ensure-assure
compose-paste
cashier-accountant
consult-argue
occasion-moment

Using Te Ara


1. Waitemata Harbour

L.I.    Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki River.
    Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia.
    Use our skimming and scanning skills.

Use this link to open Te Ara
Enter Waitemata into the search box and use that page to answer these questions.

What sort of landform is the Waitemata harbour?  It is the waitemata River

Why was it chosen to be New Zealand’s capital? because of it’s deep waters

What does Waitemata mean?obsidian waters

Tell me one interesting fact about each of these features of the

Waitemata:Its beautiful

Auckland’s chief port -The chief port was virtual to the place and region

Viaduct basin -The site of the old fishing harbour,was redeveloped in the 1990’s to 2003.

Westhaven -Other marinas have been constructed around the harbour. On Auckland Anniversary Day each year the Auckland Regatta (the largest one-day regatta in the world) fills the harbour with sails.

Harbour bridge -The Auckland Harbour Bridge (1,020 m long) was opened in 1959 to link the Auckland isthmus with the north.
Greenhithe bridge -The Greenhithe Bridge was built in 1975 as an alternative harbour
Copy the map here (and delete this instruction)

Xtra Maths Results

I found this Xtra Maths easy but I need to work a little bit harder to get to the next stage